Family of lawyer found shot to death sues Redding police

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Family of lawyer found shot to death sues Redding police

REDDING — The family of an attorney found shot in the head in a wrecked car in western Connecticut has filed a lawsuit alleging police rushed to judgment in declaring the death a suicide and didn’t properly investigate because he was black.

The suit alleges police in Redding, a mostly white town, immediately ruled Dabela’s death a suicide because he was black. It also alleges police violated his civil rights when they delayed processing his concealed pistol permit a year before his death.